The SCA's Mentor Program provides qualified and certified MWLBEs with training and opportunities to work on SCA projects.
For firms that do not qualify for the Mentor Program, the SCA makes other provisions to encourage MWLBE participation on its contracts. For its construction projects, the SCA stipulates that contractors demonstrate a good faith effort to subcontract 20% of the work to an MWBE firms and 10% to LBEs. On personal services contracts, one of the evaluation criteria is the extent to which a consultant firm uses MWLBEs, either as subconsultants or as joint venture (JV) partners.
To be certified as a minority or woman-owned business enterprise, a business must:
To complete the online certification application, click the following link: Certification Application.
In order to be certified as a locally based enterprise, a company must:
In order to establish these minimum requirements and provide other required information, MWLBE businesses should complete online, the certification application and provide all supporting documentation, i.e. ownership records, stock certificates and tax returns.
To complete the online certification application, click Certification Application.